Indoor marijuana farm discovered in unincorporated area north of Carson

Narcotics detectives discovered 1,900 marijuana plants Thursday growing indoors at a warehouse in the unincorporated area north of Carson, sheriff’s deputies said.

Acting on a tip, detectives from the Carson station served a search warrant at a warehouse on Broadway north of Alondra Boulevard.

Deputies said they found a sophisticated illegal marijuana cultivation operation complete with lighting and an indoor irrigation system. They discovered about 600 mature marijuana plants, 1,300 young plants and numerous bags of harvested and dried marijuana with a potential street value of $1 million.